Blink-182 singer-bassist and co-founding member Mark Hoppus has announced Fahrenheit-182, his new memoir co-written with Sellout author Dan Ozzi. The book hits shelves on April 8, 2025 via Dey Street Books. In a cheeky infomercial-style video, Hoppus promises the memoir gets into skateboarding, ’90s music, and band breakups, as well as his diagnosis with cancer, which he’s since treated with chemotherapy.
“This is a story of what happens when an angst-ridden kid who grew up in the desert experiences his parents’ bitter divorce, moves around the country, switches identities from dork to goth to skate punk, and eventually meets his best friend who just so happens to be his musical soulmate,” reads a description for the book. “Threaded through with the very human story of a constant battle with anxiety and Mark’s public battle and triumph over cancer, Fahrenheit-182 is a delight for fans and also a funny, smart, and relatable memoir for anyone who has wanted to quit but kept going.”
Hoppus isn’t the first member of Blink-182 to write a book. Travis Barker released his own memoir, Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums, back in 2016, and Tom DeLonge published the sci-fi novel Trinity this past June. As for Ozzi, this is the second memoir he’s co-written with an artist, following 2016’s Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Against Me! singer Laura Jane Grace.
Earlier this month, Blink-182 rolled out an expanded version of One More Time…, their 2023 reunion album featuring the band’s classic lineup.
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